Key Points
In the weeks following Donald Trump's audacious win over Kamala Harris and the sweep of both Houses of the US Congress by the Republican Party, two significant developments have set the stage for an emboldened Trump 2.0 administration:..
These choices signal his intent to shake up the established order and reinforce his disruptive approach to governance - something cut short by his loss to Joe Biden in 2020...
However, Musk, who describes himself as 'First-Buddy', is expected to extend his influence beyond domestic governance, potentially influencing Trump's foreign policy decisions, particularly with respect to trade..
Given that Musk is keen to extend this global footprint to India, the next largest consumer economy, his extraordinary influence on the next president may well be the proverbial X-factor in India-US relations..
Similarly, WSJ flagged Musk's importance in the Trump transition team: 'The two men have been inseparable over the past week at Mar-a-Lago, where the Tesla chief executive has become such a fixture that Trump has given him his own 'walk-on song' to play when he enters the dining room: David Bowie's 'Space Oddity'.'..
